Quote from: BusteD on November 13, 2003, 11:45:18 AM
guys,
I am pretty new to these stuffs.
Do i have to install it with the Package center? What the heck do i have to do with the MOD creator .
can u expain a little bit.
Just how to install this chat .
My users are saying they wanna chat part in our site. So can any 1 of u help.
pls dont flame me,
I am running YaBB SE 1.5.4
my site is www.rattehin.com
Thanks in advance
1) If you haven't already, download the
*Boardmod* tool.
2) After installing Boardmod, create a sub-folder called "YaBB SE" in your "Mods" folder (e.g. c:\Program Files\boardmod\Mods\YaBB SE).
3) Place "integratedchat2_151.mod" into the YaBB SE folder.
4) Launch Boardmod, and select the YaBB SE folder from the drop-down menu in the upper right-hand corner.
5) Highlight the "integratedchat2_151.mod" in the mod list box beneath the menu where you selected YaBB SE.
6) Check which files Boarmod changes in the "Files to Edit" box near the lower left hand corner (in this case "There are 4 files to edit: Sources\Subs.php, english.lng, Index.php, Sources\ModSettings.php"). *Back these files up somewhere* so you can easily restore them if something goes wrong.
7) Create a folder on your hard drive where you can use an FTP client to upload those files from your web site. Since this mod changes files in your Sources directory, you will need to create a sub-folder called "Sources" (e.g. c:\chat\sources).
8) Load "Index.php" and "english.lng" into the "chat" folder, and the other two in the "Sources" folder, just as they would be on your site (Boardmod always uses the "Index.php" as a reference to find the "Path to Script", so you'll always need to have that file in your folder where you want the files to be modified, even if it is not itself being changed).
9) Type the path to the folder where you uploaded your files to be modded, including "Index.php" (e.g. c:\chat\Index.php), in the "Path to Script" box.
10) Select the installation mode ("Fast..." or "Step by Step...") at the bottom of Boardmod, then click the checkbox for the "integratedchat2_151.mod" in the Mod box on the right. If you select Fast mode, Boardmod should zip through all the files and make changes automatically. If you chose the Step-by-step option, you'll have to click once to confirm each step of modification.
11) Upload your modded files back to your site, and follow the additional instructions in the "Description" box on Boardmod (e.g. upload "Chat.php" to your sources directory, chmod it to 666, upload your "chat.gif" to the YaBBImages directory, etc.). There is also a database file ("chatdb.php") you'll have to run by typing it's URL into your web browser (e.g. "www.mysite/YaBBSE/chatdb.php")
If any errors occur, Boardmod should tell you what they are. One common problem is it couldn't find the string it was supposed to modify in your files. This can be because the mod is for a different version of YaBB than you are trying to change, or you have previously modified the same strings. Usually you can get arround this by clicking the "Mod Editor" button in the lower right hand corner of Boardmod, and editing the mod itself. You can delete steps where it couldn't find a string, run the mod again, then do the other steps manually. Or, you may find an error in the mod itself. Sometimes, you just have to experiment and think about this stuff to make it work.
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